A Passage to India

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1924

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Part 1, Chapters 1-3

Part 1, Chapters 4-6

Part 1, Chapters 7-11

Part 2, Chapters 12-14

Part 2, Chapters 15-18

Part 2, Chapters 19-22

Part 2, Chapters 23-25

Part 2, Chapters 26-29

Part 2, Chapters 30-32

Part 3, Chapters 33-37

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Essay Topics

How does the narrator interact with the plot of the novel? In what way does the narrator offer an opinion on the English, the Indians, and the setting of India?

How does sexuality function in the novel? What does it mean that Adela accuses Aziz of sexual assault?

How do the descriptions of the English society behind the civil lines compare with descriptions of the Indian community of Chandrapore?